Captain Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman to join the Army Aviation Corps as combat aviator after completion of a six-month combat Army aviation course.
Key highlights
- Captain Abhilasha Barak has been awarded the coveted wings along with 36 Army pilots on May 25 by Lieutenant General A. K. Suri, Director-General and Colonel Commandant, Army Aviation, during a valedictory ceremony at the Combat Army Aviation Training School, Nashik.
- Capt. Barak hails from Haryana and was commissioned into the Army Air Defence Corps in September 2018.
- She is the daughter of Colonel S. Om Singh (retd).
- Capt. Barak has done a number of professional military courses before joining the Army Aviation Corps.
- The Army Aviation Corps is the youngest Corps of the Army.
- It was formed on November 1, 1986.
- Over the years, it has expanded with addition of new units and equipment such as Cheetah and the advanced light helicopter Dhruv, weaponised Rudra and the light combat helicopter.
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